What's the point of robbery when nothing is worth taking? "Stand and Deliver" - Adam and the Ants
Fertitta Center · December 7, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread HOU -27.0 Home covered
O/U 142.0 Under
Model Predictions
Spread Total HOU win
Actual HOU +36 114 Won
Massey HOU -31.7 (+4.3) — —
Massey Totals — 134.7 (-20.7) —
Bradley-Terry — — 100% ✓
Weighted B-T — — 100% ✓
Efficiency Plus ML ★ HOU -23.8 (+12.2) 128.0 (-14.0) 90% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML HOU -24.3 (+11.7) 132.7 (-18.7) 91% ✓
Baseline ML HOU -28.2 (+7.8) 131.5 (-17.5) 91% ✓
Baseline Plus ML HOU -28.8 (+7.2) 132.8 (-18.8) 90% ✓

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 13, 2021 HOU 79 – 46 RICE

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings HOU RICE
Overall 32-5 11-21
Conference 15-3 5-13
Home 17-0 6-10
Away 7-3 5-7
Neutral 8-2 0-4
Last 5 5-0 2-3
Streak L1 L5
Avg Pts For 73.5 71.1
Avg Pts Against 57.6 76.3
Massey 20.3 (#3) -5.7 (#277)
Bradley-Terry 3.83 (#6) -0.73 (#245)
W. Bradley-Terry 5.51 (#6) -0.86 (#238)
RPI 0.657 (#10) 0.472 (#222)
Shooting & Four Factors HOU RICE
FG% 43.3% 42.2%
3PT% 34.2% 28.4%
REB / G 41.1 35.6
OREB / G 15.0 9.6
AST / TO 1.60 1.20
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 49.8% 47.6%
TOV% 13.1% 15.9%
ORB% 39.1% 24.3%
FT Rate 23.6% 24.9%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 40.4% 54.9%
Opp TOV% 26.0% 15.2%
DRB% 73.9% 74.6%
Opp FT Rate 24.2% 22.4%

Game Analysis

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